Baseball Recap: Malvern Prep Friars vs. Episcopal Academy Churchmen
In what's become a running theme this season, Malvern Prep gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the Episcopal Academy Churchmen as the Malvern Prep Friars made off with an 8-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Malvern Prep sure is getting used to it with their 12th in a row.
DJ Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grant Kennedy, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Kirschner, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Episcopal Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Peiffer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Malvern Prep's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1. As for Episcopal Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
Malvern Prep will head out on the road to square off against Perkiomen School at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Malvern Prep: 2.1, Perkiomen School: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Episcopal Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge William Penn Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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